River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-15
WISCONSIN NEWS.

ip1leIld IS epldemic at MarShneld.
The schools are closed.
Marinette French Catholics will
build handsome church.
Jay-Eyc-See has been taken to
Lincoln, Nebr.. to trot at the state
fair.
.. Simon, resident of Franklin.
4Ianitowoe county, was killed bv a run
away team.
j. Barrett, of New Richmond grew a
potatoe that weighed a mound and
three quarters.
Mr.. Swarthout. an old resident at
Mansion, died suddenly of heart dis
ease, aged q.
Charles Gleason lost leg and an
arm by fall of ore in the Florence
mine. His recovery is doubtful,
Fire destroyed the Eagle River plan
lng-mill of the Perry Lumber company.
Loss. $4,000; insured.
Spotted ladders are larger and more
common on the marshes of the state
tins year than ever before.
The Wisconsin State Association of
Spiritualists will hold its fourth annual
meeting in Omro, Sept. %, "a and %.
\ barn and contents owned by John
HanlOn, of Paris, Kenosha county, were
destroyed by an incendiary fire. Loss
$1,000.
Treasurer William Kickbush. of Mara
thon county, was arrested at Merrill and
nned 50 and costs for running horses
o: the streets.
Martin WEIGH has been arrested at
Chippewa Falls and held to trial for set
ting spring gun for deer which killed
two steers and heifer
George Susy. IS years old. of Green
leaf, Brown county, is reported to have
elOped with George Howe. Susy leaves
a wife at Wrightstown.
Prof. Grotheir, principal of the
ManitowOc German Lutheran parochial
school, began his twentieth wear in his
present position last Monday.
Alex. McSwain, charged with petty
larceny, died in Jail at Sturgeon Bay
from the excessive use OF liquor. He
was lumberman and well educated.
5. X. Bullock d Co, who are putting
IN the waterworks plant at Stevens
Point have gone to the wall. 1t is said
the company will not be able to resume.
In some villages of the state the
principals of the schools are authorized
by the board to pur, base the textbooks
at wholesale rates AMI sell them to pu-
pills at cost.
The cit:zans of 81, 49,, i -. n
hewaunGe agreed at "A railroad meeting
lately to vote $4,000 To any company
that will build road from Green Bay
TO kewaunee direct
Judge Patterson of the GAINESVILLE
municipal court overruled a motion to
discharge l.. n. Williamson. charged
with embezzling $4,000 from the Wis
consin Shoe company.
1t is reported that child Of Neils
Christianson, of Racine, went to sleep
ten days ago, AMI ali efforts to arouse
| her have proven umavailing. Another
child is said to have been affected in "A
similar manner.
Willis Stearnes. a Milton printer, Sc
cured divorce on the ground of de-
| sertiOn. He alleged that when his wife
found he had nothing to live on but his
salary, she deserted him two DAYS after
| they were married.
A telegram from Evansville. Mo,
brings, the intelligence that George
/ Hetzel, a well known Young Racine
man, had his foot crushed in a thresh-
ing machine, and while it was being
amputated he died.
John Baalke. Sheboygan carpenter
has disappeared and no trace of his
whereabouts can be discovered. He
had about $1,000 with him ut me time
and foul play is feared. The police are
investigating the matter.
An Eau Claire man had his pocket
picked, and told his friends he lost
$500 bill. The thief wrote to the chief
of police and enclosed the bill, which
was an advertising plaster" made
to look like a greenback.
The well-known Boscoble legal firm
of Brooks & Dutcner. which has been in
existence for the past twelve or fifteen
years. has been dissolved by mutual
consent, Mr., butcher. whose 80th birth
day was suitably celebrated last year,
retiring.
A couple of fakirs at the Racine ex-
position came near numbering each
other in quarrel over the possession of
a girl, Cora Adams, from Milwaukee.
The girl refused to accompany either
man, and the police shipped her to the
Cream city.
b. 5. Rollins and family, of Arena.
were dining on what they supposed to
be mushrooms, but what proved to be
toad-stools. and were badly poisoned.
Mrs. Rollins and her son are getting
better, but Mr.. Rollins is still quite low
and may not recover. A cat that partook
of the same articel died from the effect.
Rev. A. H. Fischer, has begun suit
against the trustees of Helveton Re
ormed Lutheran church, of Racine,
for Sl5, 600 damages The plaintiff has
a contract engaging him to preach for
ten years, and some time ago he was
forced oGt because he was not satisfac-
tory to members at large. 1t has been
a stubborn church war and this suit is
the result.
The Central hotel, an ancient land
mark of River Falls owned by Frank
Russell was destroyed by fire. The
loss on the building is about a, 900; in
surance $4,000. VIM. Wells, the oc-
cupant, lost furniture to the amount Of
$500; no insurance Miss Agnes Wells,
his daughter, lost nearly all her cloth
ing and $50 in money. The fire was
of incendiary origin.
The golden jubilee of Mgr. Joseph
Donahue was celebrated at st. Mary's
Hospital Milwaukee. Archbishop Heiss
and large number of the Catholic
clergy Of the diocese being in attendance
Father DOnahue, as he is still familiar
called, was priest in charge Of st. Johns
Cathedral for upward of thirty years.
He is - years OF age and IN feeble
health. One of the testimonials of es-
TEEN which he received was purse of
5000 Is gold, contribu ed by few of
his old parishioners.
Patents were granted as follows tc
citizens of Wisconsin, September s.
1887. II. Bauerield, ShawanO-
Washing G. E. Brown, Madi-
son-Polishing lamp; VIM. Gowen,
Wausau-Saw-mill dog and saw-mill
carriage; two patents; b. V. Nord-
berg. Milwaukee-Safetv stop for